People think liberal comes from liberty. They could not have been more wrong. Liberal Liber-al Libera-l Liber, Libera An ancient Roman God of pleasure, sex, wine and intoxication. Liber always remained a deity of the plebeians. The plebs was Roma's lowest class, excluding slaves. Liber and Libera, Liber for the men, and Libera for the women, were gods of liberty of living life to fullest - i.e., drinking yourself to death and other unkempt debauchery. Now, I will connect it. If the Democrats want to change their slogan from “the party of inclusion” to “the party of cocktails!”, there’s research that will back them up. A new study from the Journal of Wine Economics shows that states that lean left tend to consume more spirits and beer than states with a more conservative bent. Full article: http://swampland.time.com/2014/01/29/study-liberals-booze-more-than-conservatives/
